Course Summary

**Course overview** - Social workers work with a wide cross-section of society, which includes a significant proportion of some of the most disadvantaged and excluded people in our society. Do you think you have what it takes to help these people? - Social work involves engaging with not only service users themselves, but with their families and friends, as well as working closely with organisations including the police, local authority departments, schools and the probation service. - A career in social work will appeal to you if you’re interested in subjects such as sociology, psychology, health and social care, politics and counselling. - We are one of the largest, most well-established and highly regarded providers of social work and social care education and training in the UK. You will be able to draw upon our vast pool of expertise and practice experience whilst benefitting from bespoke training, research, consultancy and evaluation. - Our programmes have been endorsed Social Work England and on successful completion you will be eligible to apply to go on the Social Work Register. **Why choose us?** - Our Social Work provision is ranked 4th in the UK and 2nd in England in the Guardian League Table 2021. - As a student on our BA (Hons) Social Work course you will benefit from 170 days of practice placements and 30 skills delivery days. - Recently, BA (Hons) Social Work students have travelled to Amsterdam, Cyprus, Toronto and Krakow, visiting other social work institutions.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1: Social Justice in practice, Human Growth & Development, Learning from Service Users and Carers Experience and Knowledge, Law & Safeguarding, Communication & Interpersonal Skills, Preparation for Social Work Practice Year 2: Working with children, young people and families, Personalisation & Citizenship; empowering adult service users, Social Perspectives on mental health & distress, Social Work Practice 1: Applying Theory, Methods and Research Year 3: Leadership, Enterprise, Employability and the Future of Welfare, Social Work Practice 2: Critical Application of Theory, Methods and Research, Research for Specialist Professional Practice, Psychosocial Studies

Course Details – Assessment Method

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Course Details – Professional Bodies

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How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: L500

Institution code: C30

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

120 UCAS points at A2

120 UCAS points

120 UCAS Points

120 UCAS Points

120 UCAS points from Higher Level subjects.

120 UCAS Points


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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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IELTS (Academic) 7.0 with no component score less than 7.0 (to have been taken within 2 years before the course commencement date)
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Unistats information

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

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Fees and funding

England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate

Provider information

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Preston
PR1 2HE

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